It's strange. You never start out life with the intention of becoming a bankrupt or an alcoholic or a cheat and a… — Raymond Carver Copy Share Image
[Smoking is] a dirty habit that should be banned from America by the Government, instead of moderate alcoholic drinking. — Auguste Piccard Copy Share Image
A horrid alcoholic explosion scatters all my good intentions like bits of limbs and clothes over the doorsteps and into the saloon… — Dylan Thomas Copy Share Image
Because Brenda [Carlin] had a drinking problem along with the coke, she had to hit bottom first. Most alcoholics do. And for… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
. . . the solution is not to toss youthful offenders into jail or prisons. We long ago recognized alcoholism to be… — Tom McCall Copy Share Image
Anorexia was there for me before I got into modeling, but because of the arena and the demands, the disease really got… — Carre Otis Copy Share Image
The federal government cannot maintain a budget surplus any more than an alcoholic can leave a fresh bottle of whiskey untouched in… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
I often wonder if all the writers who are alcoholics drink a lot because they aren't writing. It is not because they… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The… — Alex Ferguson Copy Share Image
Very few alcoholics get into a treatment program until they are at the end of the rope, often when they feel like… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
Bottled, was he?" Said Colonel Bantry, with an Englishman's sympathy for alcoholic excess. "Oh, well, can't judge a fellow by what he… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
My present and most fixed opinion regarding the nature of alcoholic fermentation is this: The chemical act of fermentation is essentially a… — Louis Pasteur Copy Share Image
“ You're wrong , I want to say. I'm exactly like you . But I can't. The fact is, alcoholics have programs,… — A.G. Howard Copy Share Image
“I hardly ever went to the AA [alcoholics anonymous] meetings. I’ve just never felt comfortable in those places. It’s my worst zone.… — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
In the US the overwhelming majority of those executed are psychotic, alcoholic, drug addicted or mentally unstable. They frequently are raised in… — George Ryan Copy Share Image
Bruce, you’re an ugly and silly old man. You’re very possibly an alcoholic and God knows what else. You’re the type of… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
My dad was a good man but an emotionally absent father, and so I had to look for that male attention somewhere… — Jim Hamilton Copy Share Image
I found the prospect daunting, but somehow comforting, too, because the counselors insisted it could be done, and, after all, many of… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
At the time, my 6-year-old kept thinking my character's name was "Sam Alone," which is kind of brilliant. The funny came out… — Ted Danson Copy Share Image
Alcoholism is a disease, but it's the only one you can get yelled at for having. Goddamn it Otto, you are an… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks... maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to… — George Jones Copy Share Image
I think the warning labels on alcoholic beverages are too bland. They should be more vivid. Here is one I would suggest:… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I note the derogatory rumors concerning the use of alcoholic stimulants and lavish living. It is the penalty of greatness. — W. C. Fields Copy Share Image
Americans may be drinking fewer alcoholic beverages, but they are certainly eating more of them than ever before. Wittingly or un. — Marian Burros Copy Share Image
My makeup wasn't smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be… — Betty Ford Copy Share Image
When people who believe themselves to be addicts or alcoholics come under great stress or trauma, they mentally give themselves permission to… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
I require something so horrifically alcoholic that it makes livers tremble with fear and run for their lives when its name is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Mankind does not drink alcohol because there are breweries, distilleries, and vineyards; men brew beer, distill spirits, and grow grapes because of… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
I think one of the myths is that people don't change. A lot of people believe that. Their spouse has been an… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
“There's not alcoholic in the world who wants to be told what to do. Alcoholics are sometimes described as egomaniacs with inferiority… — Anthony Kiedis Copy Share Image
Never Refuse Wine. It is an odd but universally held opinion that anyone who doesn't drink must be an alcoholic. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I look up the telephone number of Alcoholics Anonymous. Then, my hands shaking, I open the bar and drink the leftover whiskey,… — John Cheever Copy Share Image
“Alcoholics are, in truth, failures, and their failure is a simple failure of will. They have made bad choices, and they continue… — Martin E.P. Seligman Copy Share Image
The alcoholic trance is not just a haze, as though the eyes were also unshaven. It is not a mere buzzing in… — William H. Gass Copy Share Image
I come from an alcoholic Irish background - I know where I was going! But I met my wife and started to… — Patrick Duffy Copy Share Image
You can become an alcoholic working in an office in Los Angeles. It's very easy to say because I do this shameful… — Michael Glawogger Copy Share Image
The reality is [in] any emotional situation, a compulsive eater eats or an alcoholic drinks. What people misunderstand is that when you're… — Jeff Garlin Copy Share Image
Anti-alcoholics are unfortunates in the grip of water, that terrible poison, so corrosive that out of all substances it has been chosen… — Alfred Jarry Copy Share Image
...maybe I've just read too many novels. In novels, alcoholics are always attractive and fuuny and charming and complex, like Sebastian Flyte… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
I don't know how I made those movies. I went out every single night, I smoked pot every single day. I drank.… — John Waters Copy Share Image
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![“Because Brenda [Carlin] had a drinking problem along with the coke, she had to hit bottom first. Most alcoholics do. And for her, bottom was an automobile accident that almost landed her in jail.” quote by George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/george-carlin-155_accidents_because-brenda-carlin-had-a-drinking-pro_1551662.jpg)
![“I hardly ever went to the AA [alcoholics anonymous] meetings. I’ve just never felt comfortable in those places. It’s my worst zone. I’ll get up and sing my heart out in front of two hundred thousand people at a rock festival, but when I’ve got to talk about the way I feel to people I’ve never met…” quote by Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/ozzy-osbourne-685_quote_i-hardly-ever-went-to-the-aa-alcoholics_506946.jpg)
![“The reality is [in] any emotional situation, a compulsive eater eats or an alcoholic drinks. What people misunderstand is that when you're a compulsive overeater, you don't just eat when things are bad. You eat when you feel anything.” quote by Jeff Garlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/jeff-garlin-18526_alcoholic-drinks_the-reality-is-in-any-emotional-situatio_3120039.png)
